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Essay / Ronald Reagan: the 40th President of the United States
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. His parents were Nelle and John Reagan. Ronald Reagan's father, Jack Reagan, primarily sold shoes. He co-owned a shoe store. Her mother worked as a saleswoman and seamstress at a local clothing store. Ronald had a brother named Neil, he was a few years older than him. Ronald Reagan had an excellent education, he attended high school in nearby Dixon, and after that he decided to attend collage at Eureka Collage. There, in college, he went to study economics and sociology. While attending collage, he played football and acted in some plays. He became a radio sports presenter. Screen tests in 1937 earned him a Hollywood contract. Over the next two decades, he appeared in 53 films. Ronald Reagan was in WWII, he helped film and was in the army. His first marriage to actress Jane Wyman gave him two children, Maureen and Michael. With Ronald Reagan's second wife came two more children at the height of Reagan's popularity as an actor, Maureen was part of the photo by...